Brian Setzer Enjoy a swingin’ Big Band “Christmas Extravaganza” with Brian Setzer and his 17-piece orchestra. The founder of Stray Cats exploded on the American scene in the 1980’s with hits, including “Stray Cat Strut” and “Rock this Town.” Join him for a holiday celebration like no other!

Host: Black Market Trio. Scott Andrews, SLO Jazz Festival President, as well as sax man for Burning James and the Funky Flames and leader of Black Market Trio, will host the Last Sundays Jazz Jam -- always held the last Sunday of the month (thus the name) - at the Shell Cafe on Price Street in Pismo Beach. Musicians - bring yo' ax! Jazz lovers, you'll experience a mix of jazz. You just never know who might show up to jam, and that's the excitement of it. We'll cover from Bossa to Latin to afro to jazz funk. Shell Cafe offers a full menu, beer, and wine, and last we heard they do not charge a corkage fee. Come join the fun - the last jam of 2013, what a great way to finish the year. Bring a group of friends with you!

New Orleans wunderkind Trombone Shorty (aka Troy Andrews) has rocketed into the public eye this past year – from closing the New Orleans Jazz Festival to appearing in a Lenny Kravitz documentary to lending his sassy music to a Nikon commercial starring Ashton Kutcher. The Grammy-nominated musician and his band, Orleans Avenue, know how to rile up a crowd with their infectious, high octane blend of tight funk, jazz-rock and slinky R&B – or, as they like to call it, “supafunkrock.” An “unstoppable force” (The New York Times) in today’s music scene, Shorty brings all the rock-star swagger with serious chops to back it up. Get ready for a brash and bold music party that’ll have you dancing in your seats.

Cuesta College Jazz and the SLO Jazz Federation also promote a jam happening at Linnea's on Thursdays from 8PM - 10PM. Last we heard, James Gallardo, bassist, was anchoring the rhythm section. The next one is THURSDAY, January 9, 2014.

________________________________________________________________________BLUES SOCIETY:The SLO Blues Society will return with shows in 2014. Shows are located at the SLO Vets Hall on 801 Grand Avenue in San Luis Obispo. Members $17, General Admission is $20. This show is 21 and over. We encourage membership in the SLO Blues Society.

________________________________________________________________________Charlie Shoemake's Jazz Series Charlie Shoemake, a Central Coast Legend on Vibes and also a prominent jazz educator, maintains the former Jazz at the Hamlet series at D'Anbino Winery. This is one of the few clubs offering jazz on the Central Coast, and we encourage you to attend their shows. You will typically find them every other Sunday, in 2014 starting from January 19, 2014, when Grammy winner and pianist extraordinaire Bill Cunliffe takes time out from his busy schedule to do a solo piano recital for us. If you love great piano sounds better not miss this one.

D'Anbino Wine Tasting Room 710 Pine St. in Paso Robles, CA. Performances Are 4:00-6:15 and 7:15-8:30 $15 per person or $20 for both shows. Learn more about that jazz series at http://www.talsanmusic.com/rsvp.html.

NEED MORE CLUBS for LIVE JAZZ!

Speaking of which, if you're friends with night club, art cafe, restaurant, and other venue owners encourage them to have LIVE JAZZ - duos, solo pianists, trios, quartets. We need more venues for our local musicians to play, don't you agree? Help spread the word!

________________________________________________________________________Basin Street Regulars:Sunday sessions begin at 11:00 AM and end at 4:30 PM. The feature band plays two sets; 1:00 to 2:15 and 3:15 to 4:30. The Intermission Band plays from 2:15 to 3:15 with time out for raffle drawings and club announcements. We start with three jam sub-sets from 11:00 to 12:50. For more information, call 805-481-7840 or 805 937 8402.

Sea Venture: Live Jazz every Wednesday night from 6P - 9PM. Last we saw, they were alternating between Dylan Johnson Quartet and Three Martini Lunch. (If you swing by, put a bug in their ear to update their blog!). Steynberg Gallery sometimes has jazz, but we didn't see anything jazz on the current schedule. http://www.steynberg-events.com/calendar.html

For our part, our organization is busy planning events for the first SLO Jazz Festival, May 17, 2014, in Mission de Tolosa San Luis Obispo. We're offering annual memberships - where 2013 will automatically be grandfathered into 2014 for the jazz festival. (Hint: they make fun presents!) Also, we'll point out that this is an excellent time if you're of the age to offer a contribution from your 401K - we're fully certified by the IRS and State of California, all of our paperwork is in order to receive donations.

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SLO Jazz Festival

We are a 501(c)3 non-profit organization supporting live events and education on the Central Coast of California.We maintain this calendar to help jazz fans find exciting local events related to jazz on the Central Coast.

ALL SPONSORSHIPS OF THE 2019 SLO JAZZ FESTIVAL, and MEMBERSHIPS in the 2019 SLO JAZZ FESTIVAL JAZZ SOCIETY benefit our EDUCATION PROGRAM and bring more MUSIC EVENTS to the CITY and COUNTY of SAN LUIS OBISPO, CA. SLO Jazz Festival, Inc. is 501(c)3 NON-PROFIT organization and a proud member of the San Luis Obispo Chamber of Commerce.All memberships and sponsorships of SLO Jazz Festival, Fall Fest, and our events are bound by the http://www.slojazzfest.org/uploads/1/7/0/6/17061274/2018_rev5_sponsorship_terms.pdf.